It’s not possible to talk about the debut of Depressed Buttons at hot new dance club House of Loom on Sept. 9 without first talking about the apparent demise of The Faint. Three members of The Faint — frontman Todd Fink, keyboardist Jacob Thiele and drummer Clark Baechle — make-up Depressed Buttons. So before we […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
Hey gang! Last week there was some confusion and tomfoolery with the site that prevented us from giving you the podcastical goodness you deserve on this here Reader site. No worries though, bruvva, I’ll go ahead and post this week’s podcast and trailers as well as LAST WEEK’S podcast and trailers all in one spot […]
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News You Can Use
Time for another installment of “News You Can Use,” highlights of news around the world that points out how we might want to consider alternatives to the way we’re doing things, especially in areas affecting our health. Another Top Forty “Hit” for American Medicine – American medicine was able to crack the Top Forty statistically in […]
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Timely Arrival of End Days Play
So why am I touting a staged reading of End Days on a weekend when Jersey Boys just opened at the Orpheum and Babes in Toyland is underway at Chanticleer in Council Bluffs, not to mention that Chicago and Children of Eden add to the musical menagerie next weekend at the Omaha Community Playhouse and […]
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Girrrl Power
Over a half dozen world-class roots and blues women visit the metro this weekend. The fireworks start when Ana Popovic’s sultry, guitar-driven blues takes the stage at Lincoln’s Zoo Bar on Thursday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Eilen Jewell On Friday, Sept. 9, at 8 p.m. the Sunday Roadhouse presents the return of […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Sept 1-Sept 7
Happy September! Take care of the work first and create the harmony of the changing seasons during Libra, starting September 23rd. Virgo is the sign of Mother Nature, the power of the Earth to grow things; easily overlooked, yet an essential in life’s living chain. Cancer + Leo = Virgo. Thank you Mother Nature, Isis, […]
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John Sorensen’s Decades-Long Magnificent Obsession with the Abbott Sisters
John Sorensen is like many Nebraska creatives who left to pursue a passion. The Grand Island native and longtime New York City resident worked with master filmmaker Alexander MacKendrick (The Sweet Smell of Success) and Broadway legends Lewis and Jay Presson Allen (Tru). He founded a New York theater troupe. He’s developed a radio series. […]
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Crumbs 8.31.11
— Westside Community Schools hired Sharon Schaefer as the new Culinary Manager for Westside High School. Schaefer is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. and interned at the Food Network. She hopes to further incorporate from-scratch cooking and local foods into Westside’s menus. — Lincoln-based ShadowBrook Farm was awarded […]
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Can’t Take Eyes Off Jersey Boys Frankie
No one has been one of the Jersey Boys longer than Joseph Leo Bwarie, now into his fourth year as Frankie Valli. He’s appeared with at least five different actors as each of the other Four Seasons. He keeps it fresh, thanks to audiences that go wild when the boys from the wrong side […]
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Cutting Room for August 31
Someone cue up a Toby Keith song, Freedom is finally coming to Omaha. Of course, in this case we’re referencing a documentary that investigates alternatives to fossil fuels, not the flag-waving independence that Mr. Keith has assured us all is not, in fact, free. The film, which I’m going to just guess is the first […]